Buford's body was found about 8:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, by a man fishing on Ojibway Island.

The cause of Buford's death is unknown, though police were treating the area where the fisherman made the discovery as a homicide scene to preserve any evidence.

"The body was removed from the water and transported to
the Saginaw County Morgue. An autopsy will be performed to help determine the
cause of death," stated a press release from Saginaw Police Department Detective Sgt. Reggie Williams.

A date for the autopsy was not immediately known.

A joint investigation by Saginaw police and Michigan State Police is still underway. Anyone with information is urged to call the anonymous CrimeStoppers tipline at 1-800-422-JAIL or submit a tip via the MyPD smartphone app.